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AFTEH A STORM 

COMES A CALM. 

A COMEDIETTA, 
By JOHN MADDISON MORTON, 

AUTHOK OF 

'^ Box and Co.r." " Woodcock's LUIIe Game," " Atchi," " The 

Midnight Wntch," •'Which of the. Two," " Slnsher and 

Crasher," " First Come First Served," etc., etc. 



TOGHTHEU WITH 



A Desciiplioii of Uie Costumes — (liiist of tlie Cliaiadera — Kiitiaiicea 

and Exits — Relalive Posilioiis of llie Pei t'oniiers oii (he 

Stage — and (lie whole of (he Stage iJiisiiiess. 



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I m* h COMPLETE DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF DE WIH'S ACTING 
NOW 3 PLAYS, AND DE WITT'S ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMAS, containing 
1 Plote, Costume, Scenery, Time of Representation, and every other informa- 
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ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMA. 



NotUing so thorough aud complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic Dramas has ever 
been printed as those that ajipear iu the tollowing list. Not oulj'are the plots excellent, the 
characters droll, the incidents fuunj-, the language humoi'ous, but all the sitnations,Jb}--play, 
positions, pantomimic business, scenery, and tricks are so plainly set down aud clearly 
explained that the merest novice could put any of them on the stage. Included in this 
Catalogue are all the most laughable and effective pieces of their class ever produced. 

*sis* In ordering please copy the figures at the commencement of each piece, which 
indicate the number of the piece iu " De ■V\'itt's Ethiopian and Comic Dkama.'" 

I!®= Ar.y of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price — Fifteen Cents 
each. 

/jSr" The fiiiure following the name of the Play denotes the number of Acts. The 
fiifures in the columns indicate the number of characters — JI. male; F. female. 



73, 
107. 

il3. 

i:w. 

43. 
42. 

79. 

40. 
f). 

10 

11. 

146. 



126. 
127. 
128. 



41. 

144. 

140. 
12 
53, 
63, 

131, 



M. F. 

Absent Minded, Ethiopian farce. 1 

act 3 1 

African Box, burlesque, 2 scenes. . . 5 
Africauus Bluebeard, musical Ethi- 
opian burlesque, 1 scene.. . 6 2 

Ambition, farce, 2 scenes 7 

Awful Plot (An) Ethiopian farce, la. 3 1 

Baby Elephant, sketch, 2 scenes 7 1 

Bad" Whiskey, Irish sketch, 1 scene. 2 1 
Barney's Courtship, musical inter- 
lude, lact 1 2 

Big Mistake, sketch, 1 scene 4 

Black Chap from Whitechapel, Ne- 
gro piece 4 

Black Chemist, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Black-Ey'd ■\Villiam,skelch,2 scenes 4 1 
Black Forrest (The), Ethiopian farce, 

1 act 2 1 

Black Magician (De), Ethiopian com- 
icality 4 2 

Black Statue (The), Negro farce 4 2 

Blinks and .Jinks, Ethiopian sketch. 3 1 
Boboliuo, the Black Bandit, Ethio- 
pian musical farce, 1 act 2 1 

Body Suatchers (The), Negro sketch, 

2 scenes 3 1 

Bogus Indian, sketch, 4 scenes 5 2 

Bogus Talking Machine (The), farce, 

1 scene 4 

Bruised and Curetl, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
Charge of the Hash Brigade, comic 

IrisL musical sketch 2 2 

Christmas Eve iu the South, Ethio- 
pian farce, 1 act 6 2 

Coal Heaver's Revenge,Negro sketch. 

1 scene 6 

Coming Man (The), Ethiopian sketch, 

2 scenes 3 1 

Cremation, sketch, 2 scenes 8 1 

Crowded Hotel (The), sketch, 1 sc. 4 1 
Cupid's Frolics, sketch, 1 scene.... 5 1 

Daguerreotypes, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Damon and Pythias, burlesqiie, 2 sc. .5 1 
Darkey's Stratagem, sketch. 1 scene 3 1 
Darkey Sleep Walker (The), Ethio- 

\^ 'an sketch, 1 scene 3 1 



Deaf as a Post, Ethiopian sketch 2 

Deeds of Darkness, Ethiopian ex- 
travaganza, 1 act 6 1 

Desperate Situation (A), farce, 1 sc. 5 2 

Draft (The), sketch, 2 scenes 6 

Dutchman's Ghost, 1 scene 4 1 

Dutch Justice, laughable sketch. 

1 scene 11 

Editor's Troubles, farce, 1 scene. . . 6 

Eh ? What is it ? sketch 4 1 

Election Day. Ethiopian farce. 2 sc. 6 1< 
Elopement (The), farce. 2 scenes. .. 4 1 

Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene 10 1 

Fellow that Looks like M6, inter- 
lude, 1 scene 2 1 

First Night (The), Dutch farce. 1 act 4 2 
Fisherman's Luck, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
Fun in a Cooper's Shop, Ethiopian 

sketch 6 

Gambrinus, King of Lager Beer, 

Ethiopian burlesque, 2 scenes. ... 8 1 
German Emigrant (The), sketch, Isc. 2 2 
Getting Square on the Call Boy, 

sketch, 1 scene 3 

Ghost (The). Sketch, 1 act 2 

Ghost iu a Pawn Shop, sketch, 1 sc. 4 

Glycerine Oil, sketch, 2 scenes 3 

Going for the Cup. interlude 4 

Good Night's Rest, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
Go and get Tight, Ethiopian sketch. 

1 scene » — 6 

Gripsack, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Guide to the Stage, sketch 3 

Happy Couple. 1 scene 2 1 

Happy Uncle Rufus, Ethiopian mu- 
sical sketch, 1 scene.. .. 1 1 

Hard Times, extravaganza. 1 scene. 5 1 
Helen's Funny Babies, burlesque. 

1 act .' 6 

Hemmed In. sketch 3 1 

High Jack, the Heeler, sketch, 1 sc. 6 

Hippotheatron, sketch 9 

How to Pay the Bent, farce, 1 scene C 

In and Out, sketch. 1 scene 2 

Intelligence Office (The), Ethiopian 
sketch, 1 scene 2 1 



AFTER A STOEM, COMES A CALM. 



A COMEDIETTA, 



IN ONE ACT. 

/ 

By JOHN MADDISON MORTON, Esq., 



AUTHOR OF 



'Box and Cox," "Woodcoelc's Little ffame," " Atdii," "Which of the Two?" "The 
Midnight JKaic/t," " Slasher and Crasher " " First Come, Fint Served,^'' etc., etc. 



XOGETHEn WITH 



A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES— CAST OP THE CHARACTERS — KN- 
TRANCKS AND EXITS — RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PERFORM- 
ERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE "WHOLE OP THE STAGE 
BUSINESS. 




NEW YORK J 
BE WITT, PUBLISHER, /^ 

Kg. 33 Rose Street. 



Oopj-rigLt, 1886, by A. T. B. De Witt. 



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AFTEE A STORM COMES A CALM. 



CHARACTERS. 






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Majob Pelican, 

Doctor Vicessimus P/iETrrwELt,. 

Joseph, a servant, 



Mes. Pelicaw, 

JlBS. Major Pelicau, 

Fanny. 



TIME IN REPRESENTATION— THIRTY MINUTES. 



SCENE. 

Major Pelican's Villa iu St. John's Wood. A haudsomely-furnislied apartment. 
Doors c. and R. and l. A window r. at back. 



COSTUMES— Modern. 



EXPLANATION OF THE STAGE DIRECTIONS. 
The Actor is supposed to face the Audience. 



R. 3e 
R. 2£ 



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SCENE. 



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L. r. E. 



li. 3 E. 



R. 1 E. 



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B. C. C. L. C. 

AUDIENCE. 



U 2e. 



L. 1 E. 



c. 




Centre. 


L. 




Left. 


■R 




Right, 


L. 


C. 


Left Centre. 


■R, 


r, 


Right Centre. 


L. 


lE. 


Left First Entrance. 


•R 


1 F,. 


Right First Entrance. 


L. 


2e. 


Left Second Entrance. 


R 


2k 


Riu'ht Second Entrance. 


I.. 


3e. 


Left Third Entrance. 


R 


nv. 


Rischt Third Entrance. 


L. 


U. E 


Left Upper Entrance. 


R. 


TT. K 


Rie:ht Upper Entrnncc. 


C. 


D. 


Centre Door. 


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B. C 


Door Right Centre. 


D 


L. C. 


Door Left Centre. 



AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM. 



SCENE. — l^rAJOR Pelican's Villa in St. JohrCs Wood. A handsomely' 
furnished apartment. Doors c, u., andiu; window at back, u.c. 

Joseph discovered lounginc) in an easy chair, his legs upon another, a 
newspaj^er in his hand. 

Joseph. Now llien for a squint :it the Sporliiii;" Intelligence. See if I 
can't pick out a likeij' one for llie Grent Cricklewood IJiindicap. (bell 
rings at L.) Of course! No iiniulgini;' in literary pursuits in liiis iiouse ! 
Tli:it's tiiH young- Missus's l>eil, anil she can't bear being kei)t wailing. 
Weil, I suppose ii's only n:ilnral for young peoi)le to lie inipalient. {get- 
ting np and going toward L. : hell at R. is heard to ring) Now tlie old 
lady's at it. and siie's always in a hurry, slie is. Well, I su|)pose old peo- 
))le can'l, afibrd to wait, {going tomard R. D. ; bell at L. rings again,, 
then bell at r. : then both, bells are rung violently. Joseph running 
backwards and forwards.) 

Enter Major Pelican, c. 

Major. Well, Joseph, don't yon hear the bell? 
JoSKPii. I hear two of them, sir. 
Major. Then why don't you go? 

Joseph. I don't know wliicli way to go, sir. I can't answer both bells 
at ouce, sir! {both bells are heard to ring again.) 

Enter Doctor Prettywell, c. 

Joseph {to Major). WHiat am I to do, sir? 

Doctor {coming don-n). Do what jou are doing now. 

.Joseph. I ain't doing nothing, sir. 

Doctor. Then keep doing nothing. It's about the best thing j'ou can 
do. 

Joseph. But I shall catch it from l)Oth my missuses, sir. 

Doctor. At first periiai)3 you will: lint when tiiey find they've both 
fared alike, they'll each feel secretly flattered by the inattention you show 
to the oilier. Go to your work. 

Joseph. Yes, sir. \_E.vif, c. 

Doctor. Well, friend Jeremiah? 

Major. Well, friend Vicessinnis? 

Doctor. I seem to have dropped in at rather an unlucky moment; 
but, frankly, if I were to wait liU your domestic barometer "pointed to 
■•calm and settled " weather, Fur afraid my visits wouldn't be very 
frequent. 



4 AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM. 

Majok. True, my dear doctor. 

Doctor. I don't know liow you manage it, but you generally contrive 
to liave a thunderstorm, more or less violent, rumbling over iliis house 
of yours. 

Major. True aaain, and I'll tell you wlij'. Bec;iuse this "house of 
mine," as you call it. is constantly exposed to two discordant elemenls 
from opposite directions, but invariably coming into contact and ex- 
ploding here. 

Doctor. I don't exactly understand. 

Major. Il's very simple. Living here with my mother nnd my wife, 
who both claim to be '-monarch of all they survey," I, the master of the 
house 

Doctor. Find yourself cutting rather a contemptible figure, eh ? 

Major. Vm' much so. It would be easy enouuh to do as Georgiana 
wishes, or my mother, i)Ut to do as they both wish, is impossible, for 
the simi)le reason that no two women ever wish the same thinu' ; conse- 
quently tiie result is ani:eron one side, sull<y looks on the other ; one 
invokes iier title of '■ motiier," the other her privileges as "wife;" coii- 
sequi'iilly between tlietwo 

DocrriiR. You come in for more kicks tlinn lialfpence? 

Major. Consiilerably more. In fact, all kicks. 

Doctor. And yet I don't know :i more charnnng, amiable person than 
your e.xcellent motlur. I've known and admired lier fur more tliaii 
thirty years: in fact, had it depended on me, I ndght very possilily have 
been your lather. 

Major. Tiiank you. But I'm very well satisfied as I am ; l)esides, the 
thinu' couKhrt be done now. 

Doctor. Not conveniently. However, she iirefeired marryhig the 
"autlu)rof your being," so tliere was an en<l of my romance. But to 
reliuMi to these unfortunate domestic quarrels: fi'oni wiiat I know of 
your mother, I'm convinced ihe fault lies wiili your wife. 

Major. And from wliat I know of my wife, I'm certain it lies with my 
mother. 

Doctor. Then, my good friend, M'hy not at once put an end to these 
personal and conjugal troubles of yours? 

Major. How? 

Doctor. Simply this : Appoint one of the two contending parties— 
no matter whicli — to tiie sole control of your domestic aftairs : support 
lieraiuhority through tliick and tliin ; ;;ive her credit for always being 
right, even when she's wrong, and the tiling's done. 

AIajor. a vervgood plan, I dare say, but unluckilv it's impracticable. 

Doctor. Why"? 

Major. Because it woidd require a considerable amount of pluck to 
cyrry it out. ami I haven't got an atom. 

Doctor. Nonsense! You've only to show a proper spirit. 

Major. How can I do tliat, when I haven't any spirit, at all? 

Doctor. Pshaw! Recollect, Nero was a perfect lamb at starling, and 
yet he fidiiled when Rome was burning. 

Major. But I'm not a Nero. Besides, I haven't <;ot a fiddle, and I 

couldn't Kiddle if I Iiad. 

Mrs. Pelican I ,. ,7 j. 7 x 1 i t 11 

Mrs jMajor \ ifoffe(he); from tooihs r. and l.). Joseph ! Joseph ! 

Doctor. Here they botli come I Do iis I tell you, ])luclv up a proper 
spirit. In the mean time I'll beat a retreat. {riDis out, c ) 

Major {shouting after him). Coward ! to leave me alone to the mercy 
of two exasperated females. 



AFTEK A STORM COMI-.S A CAI.M. 



£"/;/«• Miitf. PicLiCAN, Innriedhj, k. 
Mrs. p. Tliis is perfeclly iiitolerablt^! 

Enter 'Sins. JIajor, hurriedly, L. 

Mrs. M. Il's al)solntely iiiiliojirulile! 

Mus. P. To take no notice of my itelil 

Mas. M. Wliiil's liie use of my iiiii;iiii;? 

M]!s. P. Oil ! iiere you are, sou Jeremiah. 

Major. Yes, my clear niotlier, (aside) and I devoully wisli I was nuy- 
wiiere else. 

Mrs. p. (U(r)iing him round tonards her). I appeal to yon to see 
tliat luy authority in tiiis iiouse is respected. 

iMAJoR (irith pretended .si(r prise), ^\■llat! Ims any one dared 

Mrs. M. {turning htm towards her). I presume you won't allow me 
to l)e treated witli inattention? 

Major («77// iirctended surprise aoaiu). Wliat I lias any one jire- 
sunied 

Mrs. p. {aside to hiru). But what's tlie matter witli \our wife? Pho 
seems out of temper. 

Major. Ye.s because Joseph didn't attend to her summons at once. 
AViien you require him he know.s heller than to do that. 

Mks. M. {aside to him). Your motiier api)ears annoyed at something 
orotiier? 

Major. No wonder — Joseph didn't answer her Itell. lie knows better 
than to keep yon waliinn'! (aside) Wiiat a hnmliuu- I am ! 

Mrs. p. Ijy the liye, Jerenuali, I Jiave ordered dinner an liour later 
to day. 

Mrs. M. Indeed ! and for what reason pray? 

Mrs. p. Because it suits me. 

Major. Oil. of course, my d(>ar Geor^iana. if it suits her 

Mrs. -Af. But it doesn't suit me. I e.xpect Mr. Simco.x, the jeweller, 
early this evenings and cannot dine Inter than live. 

Major. Oh. of course, U'.y dear mother, if she expects l\ri-. Sinicox 

Mrs. p. Il's loo late now — the diinier will be served at six o'cloclc. 

Mrs. M. I won't uive wav— it will be on the table at five. 

Mrs. p. Six ! " 

Mrs. M. Fivi'! 

Major. There they are again — hiird at it— hammer and tongs. 

Ejit.er .TosKPH, running in,c. 

Joseph. Please, ma'am, please, sir, here's Miss Fanny, just driven up 
in a cal) from tlie station ! 

Mrs. p. Fanny! 

Major. Wliat brouuht her back ? [Evii Josmi, c. 

Fanny {heard speaking off, c). Gently, my good nuin, with that box 
— my best hat's in it. Such a lieauty too ! {runs m c: she is in a ligld 
summer trarelling costum/') Here 1 am ! How astonished you ail look. 
Ha, ha, ha! {running to Mrs. Majoi!) Dear Geori:iana ! so glad to see 
you once again, (hissing her — nodding to Major) How do, brother Jer- 
emiah? and you. dear mamma? {about to kiss Mrs. P.) 

Mrs. p. {s'tifflji). I was not aware, miss, that it was usual for a well- 
educated youug lady to address her sister-in-law before her mother! 

Fanny. Did I ? So sorry, mamm.n. I really didn't see yon at first. 



6 J AFTER A STORM COMES A CXIM. 

Majok [a.-iidf). I'm sure slie's liii;- eiioiigli I 

Fanny Qiokling up her face to jAFrs. P.). Well, iikiihiiki, won't you kiss 
me? {dyli/) You know you're i)unisliin,i^- \ourself ;is well :is me. 

Mits. V. Who c:in resist the dear child? {Llssiinj Fanny) But we 
tlionnlit your visit Lo your ClielLenluim friends w;is intended Lo lust an- 
otlier week. 

Fanny. So it w;is, but lliey wei'e ()hiiu:od to relurn to town, so lliey 
broiiuilit me with them, put my Ingnane into u cab at the station, uie on 
tiie top— I mean my luygiige on the toi)-and liere I am. 

Enter Joseph, l. 

Joseph. Luncheon is on Hie tal)le, sir. 

Mks. p. Very well, Joseph, {aside to Major) Don't forget wliat I said 
about the dinner. \^Kxit Joseph, l. 

Major {Kside lo her). All right— si.x o'clock, sliari)! 

Mrs. M. {aside to Majok). Keniember what I decided al)0Ut tlie dinner 
lionr. 

Major {aside to her). All right— five o'clock, sharj) ! {aside) Between 
the two the chances are I sha'u't get any dinner al ail. 

[Exeunt Mrs. P. and Major, r. 

Fanny. I'm so glad we're nione at last, G(>orgiana; we can liave a 
nice Unvx chat together: and Pve sucii a lot to tell you. 

Mrs. M. Well, Pni all attention. But iirst, liow did you enjoy your 
trip to Ciieitenliam? 

Fanny. Not much. I found it rather slow. Nothing but a collection 
of bilious-looking old fogies being wheeled al)OUt in Bath chairs. But 
never mind that ; Pve something else to tsdk about. 

Mii.s. -M. {smiling). Something very seiious. no doubt. 

Fanny. Awfully serious! Listen. At the very first ball I went to at 
the Assembly Rooms 

Mrs. M. a very l)rilliant affair, of course. 

Fanny. Really, Georgiana, if you keeii on interrupting me in this sort 
of way 

J[rs. M. I beg your pardon ! Well? 

Fanny. Well, at my first ball I danced witli a gentleman once or twice 
— perhaps three or four times. 

Mrs. M. {smiling). Young, of coiu'se. 

Fanny. Rather. " 

AIrs. M. Handsome? 

Fanny, {ven/ quickly). Very. Well, judge of mv surprise when, the 
very iie.xt morning, as I was sitting in the drawing-room, the door 
opened and the servant ainiounced "Captain Boodle"! 

Mrs. M. {smiling). The "young gentleman " ? 

Fanny. Y'es. 
-Mrs. M. Perliaps you had given him your address? 

Fanny {iiidignauily). Not I indeed ! "iTe didn't ask for it. or perhnps 
I miiiht. Well, the next morning he called again, and the following 
morning, and the morning alter that— in short. Cvei-y morning— and as 
I was always in the drawing-room, of coin-se c\\\\U\ by accident 

Mrs. M. You natin-ally became quite intimate -fainiliar and chattv. 

Fanny. He didn't— I did all the dialling part! Never did I see any 
one so timid, so basliful, as Boodle. When he did Irv to sav something 
there he'd stand stammering and stuttering and blushing like a schoQU 
girl. But although his tongue didn't sav nnicli, his eves did. 

Mrs. M. {smilinQy And they s:iid. " I love vou"? 



AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM. . 7 

Fanny. Dir^tiiiclly. M'ell, I Uioiinlit to myself, it's not a hit of use 
iroiui;' on lil<e this. It's quite evident tiie poor man worsliips tlie very 
ground I tread u[)on. So wiien lie called next day, and 1 told him, in 
tremulous acceiils. of coin-se, that 1 was iioinii,- away, the etiect was 
inai;ical. Fir.-^t he turned pale, then red, ihen IiIik; ; then he let his hat 
fall, llicti hi.s uuilirelia, then hiinsell' — on hoih Ills knees, at lioih my feet, 
and there I beheve hewoukl have reinained till finther iK)tice, if 1 hadn't 
Said to him, '* Au^dstiis" — his name is Aiii:nstns —"I won't pretend to 
jnisnndersland \ou. You love ine! I am yours! " 

Mks. M. What! Such an act of thoughtlessness— of indiscretion, ou 
your part? 

Faxnv. Perhaps it was, lint I know this, it quite cta-ed Idm of his 
timidity; for when he once di<l liegin, 1 never heard anybody's tongue 
rattle on at such a rate as his did — never! 

Mks. M. And the result, I presume, was 

Kannv. 'J'hat we both, then and there, exchanged vows of constancy, 
':ind locks of hair! — his hair is rather reil, by the by. But I see mamma, 
coming I 

Mi:s. M. Tiien I'll letire. Seeing ns closeted together would only 
arouse her ri<licnlons jealousy. 

Fanxy. And I'll see if I can't find an opportunity to slip in a word 
about Augustus. In the meantime you'll keep my secret? 

jMks. M. R liiiiously ! for \our sake, {goimj up.) 

Fan.sy. .And Boodle's. 
' Mhs. M. (/Kriiitiff and smiling). And Boodle's. [^Kvit, c. 

Elder Mrs. Pelican, r. 

Mr.s. p. Oh. liere yon are, Fanny ! 

Fanny. Yes, mamma, and quite alone. 

Mrs. p. Now ! But you were nut alom\ 

Fan.w. No. dear Geori^iaiia was with me. 

Mrs. P. And "dear Georgiami." no doubt, lost no opportunity of 
prejudiciiii:' you airainst your mother! 

Fanny {rt^prodrhfuUn). Oh. mamma! 

Mrs, p. Bui fortunately you will not long be exposed to her pernicious 
influence. 

Fanny. Oh, mamma! 

Mr.s. p. Brin-j.- a chair and .«it down by me. 

Fanny {sdtnig down 6// Mrs. Pelican's side — aside). I wonder what's 
coming. 
, Mrs. p. I liave sonietliing serious to say to yon, Fanny. 

Fanny. So liave I to yon, mamma — very serious. 

Mrs. p. Indee<l ! In the meantime, as I happen to be your mother, 
:ind you. consequently, happen to be my daughter, perhaps you'll alloNV 
nie to iiPirin first? 

Fanny. Cerlainly. 

AfRs. P. Then H.^ten. Althoniih yon are still very young 

Fanny. Nineteen next birthday, mamma. 

Mrs. P. Don't inlerrui)t me! .\lttiom:h you are still young, Ih.nve 
been reflecting a iiood deal lately on that all important sniiject, your fu- 
ture settlement in life. 

^Fanny {qiiichlii). So Ijave I. mamma! {a.fide) I shall be able to get iu 
aVord presently about .Aiitiustiis. 

■' Mrs. p. In -other words, don't you consider it high time you thouglil; 
of uialriinonv? 



8 AFTER A STORM COMtS A CAL.Af. 

Fanny {rer;/ qnickly). 1 do. iii:iiiiiii;i 1 I'm iihvnys lliiiikiii^- of il! 

Mrs. r. But of course it isu't likely you can luive any one in your 
eye yet. 

Fanny. I bei^- yonr ])!ir(lon — I liave! 

Mks. p. (serere/i/), Wlial's lliat you say ? 

Fan.ny. That is— 1 mean -of course I iia\'en't! (aside) It won't do to 
say anytiiinn' about Auuuslus yet: I must keep iiiiii in tiie dari<. 

Mrs." p. Then yon iia\e no positive anliiialiiy to tiie married state? 

Fan.ny (ver// qiiickl;/). I should tiiink not, indeed ! 

Mrs. p. {severe/;/). My dear! I'm re:dly surprised to bear a well- 
educated youii^' hilly exiiress lierself in sucli — 1 mii:hl almost say indeli- 
cate terms. Bill lo return : 1 need not say I woidd not encourage any 
candidate for your liand who was not worlliy of you. 

Fanny. Of course not, nuimnui ! lie must be wortliy of sucli a Ireas- 
m-e. 

Mrs. p. Tolerably yonns; and not absolutely ill-looking. 

F\'sii\' (eagerli/). Certuinly not ! [aside) I call Augustus decidedly 
good-looking. 

Mrs. p. And in possession of ample means. 

Fanny (aside). Auguslus lias got ever so much alread}-, besides two 
rich maiden aun'.s aiul an aged godmother! 

Mks. p. All of which qiialilicalions are, fortunately, in the possession 
of Sir -Marmaduke MaiigU; ! 

Fanny. Sir Marmadnke ]\rangle! Lor, mannna, yon can't mean that 
little old man we met at Brighton, with a bad cough, a wig, and a can- 
ary-coloreil complexion ? 

Mrs. p. lie's not old by any means, and is oidy sligldly canary-cfilored 
after all. However, he has seen you. he admires you, and ofl'ers you 
his hantl, his heart, his title, and his forliine! 

Fanny. But I don't love him, mamma ! I never could love him, even 
if I didn't love somebody else ! 

Mrs. p. {s(arti)ir/). What's that I hear? You love snmeliody else? 

Fanny. Yes. and one who loves me, and one I'm determined to marry 
or die an old maid. There! 

Mrs. p. (aiiijrihj). Silence, mi.«s! 

Fashy {impaiieii/li/). I won't silence! If you tliink Sir j\rarmaduke 
such a very great catcli, marry him yourself. I'll consent to it, and 
give you away into the bargain ! It's qiiile evident you never were in 
love. 

Mes. p. I beg yonr pardon, I was, intensely, with a youthful doctor. 
{aside) Poor Vicessimns! {//irinr/ a lowi sigh) Ah! Nevertheless, I 
married your father— and we were not so very iinhiip|)y. coiisideiing. (to 
Fanny, inlio is about to spea/,-) Not another word! .My mind is made 
up, so llie sooner you make up yours to become Lady Mangle the better. 

Enter Mrs. Major and Major, c, foUoired by Joseph. 

Mrs. M. Nothing so simple, Josei)h. Tell Mary to put up a bed for 
Miss Fanny in her mamma's room. 

Mrs. p. (s/iarpli/). What's that! Put up a bed in my room? 

Mrs. M. Yes : why not ? 

Mrs. p. Because I won't allow it. 

Major {asidi^). There they are at it again ! 

Fanny. But wliy can't I have my own snug little room? • 

Mrs. M. The fact is, I've made a work-room gf it for myself ; besides, 
Fanny's proper place is with her mother. 



AFTER A STOr.M COMKS A CAI-M. tf 

Mrs. r. Quile out of tlie question. The sli,L;lit('St noise disttirbs my 
Sleep. 

Fan.vy. But I sleep so very qui(>tly, innninia— you'd scarcely liear nie 
breiitiie; I doii't, iind as for siiorini;- 

jMrs. p. I won't hear iinoliier woni ! 

Major. But, liang it, F:iiiny nuit«t sleep soniewliere. Slie requires a 
liorizoiiLid posilion as niucli as otluM' people. 

Mrs. p. Then let lier find one— but not iu my room. 

Mrs. M. I insist on my wislies being carried out. 

Fanny (aside to Major). Oh, brother Jeremiah, if I was only in your 
place for just live minnles ! 

Major (iiside). .She's quite right. I'm master liere after all. confouiul 
it! If I'm not, I ought to l)e': and if I ouglit to l)e, I will be, cun- 
found it! {aloml, and assuming an aulhordatite manner) My pa- 
tience is exhausted! Anarciiy I'us i)resided too long over my domestic 
lieailh. 

Fanny (aside to him). Confound it! 

Major. Confouml it ! 

Mrs! M. [ {''>9''i^^<^'-)- Q""'Le true. 

Major, And henceforth I'm determined to be muster of my own 
house. (V.K-s'SY whispers him) Cou'iijm\({ it! But there must be a mis- 
tress as well. 

Mrs. P. ( (/o.^eWer). Of course ! "WeW, {anxiously) decide between 

Mrs. M. i us. 

Major. That's what I'm going to do. (aside) It's really very awkward. 
^ly nuither screams lomlest. Imt my wife screams longest; besides, I 
only he.ir my mother in the day, wliereiis my wife 

Mrs. p. {(<) Major). Well, which of the two is to be mistress liere? 

Mrs. M. Yes, which of tin; two? 

Major (af/er a violent effort). My wife! Tiiere, I've said it. (Fanny 
whispers him) Confound it ! 

Mrs. p. All ! (screaming and falling into a cliaif.) 

Mrs. M. Come, Miijor, and as yonr reward you shall liear me issue 
my orders in such a style. {Exit, l., harrying Major with Iter, and call- 
ill'/ as she goes out) Joseph ! Mary ! Sophia \ 

Mrs. p. {suddenly starting up from her chair). So! she — she's to be 
everybody, and I'm to be nobody— a cypher, a, nonentity! Was there 
ever such ingratitude? I, who left my own home to live with them, 
without even waiting to be asked, to give them the benefit of my expe- 
rience, to take upon myself tlie entire "control of their domestic affairs— 
nay, even to carry my maternal afl'ection so far as not to allow either of 
tliem to interfere in anything whatever! 

¥ii.iis\ (asid"). Poor dear mamma! She doesn't see that's the very 
reason why everything went wrong. 

Mits. P. But I'll forget them, I'llrenounce tliem, I'll cast them ofl'. I'll 
abandon them to their unhappy fate ; and when you're comfortably 
married, dear, I'll come and live witli yon. (throwing her arms round 
Fanny, who tries to speak) No thanks — I see; you are literally bursting 
with gratitude; but I am rewarded already : I feel it here— liere! (strik- 
ing her breast, then flings her arms round Fanny again and hurries 
out R.) 

Fanny. Marcyonus! here's a pretty piece of business! Live M'itli 
me when I'm married! Poor Augustus ! he little suspects what a rod 
tiiere is in pickle for him. It's alfJeryniiuh'a fault, and it's poor little I 
wlio am puuislied. 



10 AFTER A STO«M COMES A CALM. 

Doctor {UHthout). In llie piuior, is she? — very well. 
Fannv. Surely tliuLti Doclor PieLU well's voice! 

Enter Doctor, c. 

. Doctor.. Ali ! iny (le;ir yoiiiin' friend, deli^liled to see \ou. 

Fanny. Not more llinii I ;iiii to see yon, iloclor. 

Doctor. Cut let nie look :il you. How we've grown ! I declare we're 
quite ii youiii;- woni;iii ! 

Fanny. Yes, doctor. 

Doctor. And ;i prt'tty one tool 

Fanny. Yes, doctor. 

Doctor {looking intently at Fanny). Slie's tiie very inKiu;e of licr 
mollier, iis she w;is tliirly ye;irs n.iio: the same soft lihie eye.s, before she 
took to spectacles ; Ihe s:inie I'airy form, before it tilled out ; the same 
alaliasler brow, before the wrnikles set in ! 

Fanny (aside). How earnestly lie looks at me I I liope I liaven't fas- 
cinated him as well as Sir Marniaduke. {suddenly) Goodness me! what 
if lie shouKl Ik; the '• youlhfiil doctor " mamma was speakin::' aboiiL ! 
(DocToii looks at her again and gives a loud sigh) What a siiili ! Jt 
must be he. He may still have some liniiering atleclion for lier- the 
llame may not be quite biniit out : there may be a liny sjtark left which 
a little liviitle blowiii:^- may rekindle into a blaze. It isn't very likely ; 
still I may as well try wlial a little lilowinii- may do. 

Doctor. Well, now that your education is completed, and you've come 
home brimriil of acconii)lisliineiits, of course you'll j^o into society, ami, 
like other \oung ladies, pick np a husband? 

Faj^ky (u'ilh afl'ected indifference). A husband ? Not I, indeed! I've 
never even thought of such a thing ! {aside) I had no idea I could fib so 
well ! {(doitd) No, doctor, I've too much regard for my own irunquillily, 
my own peace of mind. 

Doctor. Hoily toil ! Who's been putting sucli nonsense into vour 
liead? 

Fanny. Why. yon yourself never ventured on matrimony. 

Do(;T(ir. No: l)ecause I — I — lieinlio! {giving a loud sigh.) 

Fahsx {(rside and smiling), 'i'lie " tiny si)ark" is gratliially getting' 
into a blaze! I did quite riglit in tryiii'.: the effect of a little •' blowing." 
(aloiid) Besides, 1 have come to the conclusion, from considerable per- 
sonal experience, that the inalesex in general— I mean, talven in a lump 
— is no belter ili:iii I should be. 

Doctor {lnughing). Indeed ! 

Fanny. I'm sorry to say the\ 're a false, fickle, i)erfidions lot! They 
gain a poor contiding woman's heart only to trifle with it and trampUf 
on it. Poor deal' mamma ! I am no loiiiier surprised at your liiile iiia 
of temper, at your discontent with everything and everybody — now that 
I know the sad circuifistances that blii^hted your youth and cast a gloom 
over your at'ter-lile! {n-iUi affected pathos.) 

Doctor («.s7(fe). What do 1 hear? {aloud and an.xiously) Has your 
moihertheii revealed ? 

Fanny. No ; but she might just as well, because I was .sure to find it 
out. 

Doctor. Find what out? 

Fanny. A lot of things. Ah, doctor, if j'ou had only heard her sigh 
as I have ! 

Doctor. Siuli ? 

Fanny. Yes, but that's not all. Poor mamma lYou'd hardly believe 



AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM. II 

llie niiinbei- of pearly drops I've seen fall from lier poor eyes into her 
teiiciip. 

Doctor. Pearly drops? 

Fan.ny. Bui tlial's nol. all. (in a very mi/slerious mamiPr) I once 
lieanl her, wiien she lillle thoiinliL I was lisicnin,::', say in fallHrinj;- ac- 
cents, ''All ! if lie iiad really luved me, wonki lie not Imve declared liis 
passion when I became a. widow?" 

J)()CT()ii. Did she? {aside) She loves me alill I Dear Cleopatra ! 

Fannv. Who can she mean ? I should like to know. rerhai)S. doctor, 
you'll help me to find out: lint iiere she comes, {looking loward c. 
b()CT(Ut //t'lv'.s a violent start) Wiiy, wlial"s the nndler? 

Docrou. Nolhinii' : only a sort: of u kind of a— of a — I scarcely know 
■wheihcr I am sian<liim' on my head or my heels. 

Fanny. Your head, of course. 

DocTou. I thouiiht so. 

JIns. P. {heard willtoid). Jo3e])h ! Jose))!) ! 

DocTou {aside). I can't meet her yet. The agitation — the trepidation 
— tlie pertm-hation — the 

Fanny. Perhajjs you'd better retire, doctor — {aside) or else he'll be 
llopi)iiig down on his knees to nuinnna before Fve prepared lier for the 
shock. 

Enter Mrs. Pelican, u., folloned by Joseph. 

Mrs. P. Joseph, inform your master that I shall dine in my own 
ai)artment. (JosiciMi hoics and goes ont R. Doctor meets Mhs. Pelican 
as she comes do ion, looks tenderly at her, clas/is Jus hands and gives a 
deep sigh ; then hnrries irji, stops again at c, turns, gives her another 
tender look, another deep sigh, and hnrries out at c.) 

Mrs. p. (ivatching Doctor in astonishment). Why, what's the matter 
with the man ? 

Fanny (/^s/(?e). It's your turn now, mamma. You wanted to get .a 
husband for \\w, so as one good turn deserves another, I'll see if I can't 
find ono for yon. 

Mhs. p. {aside). I must find ont who this "girlish fancy " of her's is. 
{aside) Come here. Fanny. Of course your happiness is all I desire. 

Fanny. And it's all I desire too, mamma. 

Mas. P. Then have contitlence in your mother— your only motlier. 
Tell me (he name of the young man who iias won your aticctions. 

Fanny. You asked me if I had any one in my eye. :ind I said I liad, 
Imt I didn't tell you lie was a young man. The fact is, mamma. I've 
been so ol'len told lliat I am so giddy, ^o Ihoiigiilless, so flighty, that if 
I selected some one of maturer years he would give me tiie benefit of his 
experience— his advice— his 

Mrs. p. Maturer years? 

Fanny. Yes. Besides, lie lias known me so long — ever since I was a 
tiny liitle mite, lie used to dandle me on his knee, and buy me dolls, 
and toys, and sweeties, and iiardbake, and ulecainpane, and all that surt 
of ihiii'g. 

Miis. P. (aside). Known her for years! (suddenly) Mercy on ns! Can 
slie !)(> alluding to Vicessiiniis? 

Fannv. But. ilear ma. that whicli allracted me more than all was the 
respect I'ul, 1 inay say ihe atlt^lionate, terms in which he always speaks 
of you. 

Mas. P. Do(^ lie? (<'^<;((?e) Poor fluttering lienrt. be still ! Dear Vices- 
siiniis! He hasn't, then, quite forgot his Cleopatra! (aloud) But is Dr. 
Prettywell, for it surely must be lie to wliom your remarks ai)ply 



12 AFTER A ST0R:M C'OMKS A CALM. 

Fanny. Yes, niamina. 

Mrs, p. {aside). 1 llioiiglil so. [aloud) Is iieuwaro of your soinewliat 
foolish partiality? 

Fanny. I think so. HeMl tell you why. "Wiienever lie used to call, 
fvnd we happened to be sitting; side by side -I mean yon and I nuuniuu — 
I noticed he always kept his eyes lixed on us, and it always made me 
blush so. 

Mrs. p. (aside). Poor simple child ! She flatters herself that it was 
on her that Vicessimus's enamored glances were riveted. 

Fanny. And don't you recollect liie last time he took us to the theatre, 
how attentive, how polite, he was to you? 

Mrs. p. Yes ; I remember he brought nie three oranges and an ounce 
of acidulated drops into our box. 

Fanny. And if you only had heard him just now, when I told him 
how sliamefully you h;id been treated here. "What! "he exclaimed, 
turning quite red in the face and tearing out his hair in handfnis — 
" What! Dare to ofier such an affront to so good, so amiable, so excel- 
lent a woman — a woman ijorn to conuiiand, born to be beloved! " 

Mrs. p. Did he ? 

Enter Joseph, r. 

Joseph. Please ma'ani, Doctor Prettiwell wishes to knov/ if you are 
disengaged ? 

Mrs. p. I'll come to him. (e.v.ii Joseph, r.) How shall I meet him ? — 
how conceal my feelings? Once more, poor little fluttering heart, be 
still! (aside and looking at Fanny) Poor Fanny! I shall be sorry to 
cut her out; but constancy like Vicessimus's deserves and shall have its 
rewai'd I [Exit, r. 

Fanny. There! I flatter myself Pve managed that rather cleverly. 
Fve liiveu tranquillity to Jeremiah, happiness to Georgiana, Pve got 
mamma a iiusband, and— imt stop a, bit. Who's to get one lor me? Oh, 
dear, dear! I haven't half done yet. 

Enter Mrs. Major, very hurriedhj, c. 

Mrs. M. Oh ! what shall I do? what shall I do? 

Fanny. Georgiana dear, what's the matter? 

Mrs. M. Oh, Fanny, such an event! I quite forgot to tell you that a 
person— I can't call him a gentleman— has beeirfollowing "ine about 
everywhere in the most persevering, the most audacious manner, for the 
last month! 

Fanny. What a contrast to Augustus! 

lAlRS. M. And at last he has acluallv had the eff'rontprv lo write to me. 
A groom just now called with a letter, and was in the act of o-iviii"- it lo 
Mary, with strict injunctions to deliver it to rue, and to nie'only.^vhen 
my husband suddenly appeared and snatched the letter out of his hand. 

Fanny {aside). Something more for me to do! I shall never "et niv 
work done here. " 

Mrs. M. He must have read the leller by this time. Oh ! what, what 
will he think of me? But here he comes-aiid what a dreadful temper 
he looks in ! 

Enter Major, hurriedly, c. lookinr, very wild and agitated, a letter in 
his hand. He comes forward. 

Major (folding his arms and assuming a very tragic attitude). So, 



AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM. 13 

imclam ! — I repeat, So, mailiiin !— .\ou may Well trembleat the Sight of 
youi" liilherlo loo confiiliiiii;' but now hidigiiaut husband. 

Mrs. M. But, Jeiviniuli dear 

]\Iaj<)iz. Don'l " Jeremiali dear" nie ! Are yon aware, unliappy woman, 
thai I mi-hLnive you m char^f lo Ihe police? No -I don'l mean liiat — 
that I niigiil in^-ial on a soparnlion ? or call ^-our iuiioble accomplice out 
and sliool iiim ? — wiiicli I would do, if I were sure lie wouldn't shoot me ! 
But no — I prefer to expose, to unmask you ? 

Elites' Mrs. Pelican, hastily, c, followed by Doctor. 

Mrs. p. What is ail lliis distnrl)ance about? Wliat lias liappened? 

Major. You've arrived just in lime. 1 only wish tlie entire universe 
were assembled in tliis in'eal< fast-room to liear me. 

Mrs. M. {shriKjging Iter shoulders), Psliaw ! tliey could only laugh at 
yoiu' absurd suspicions. 

Major. Suspicions! Come, I lii<e ti:nt, wlien I iiave tiie proofs— you 
hear, madam?— the i)rool"s of yonr misconduct! Tliis letter, madam — • 
this li'ltcr! {producing letter andjiourishinr/ it.) 

Mrs. p. a letter? 

Major. Yes. Listen and shudder! {takUij letter out of envelope, 
tchich he lets fall on sta'je, then reading in an impressive tone) ''Star 
of my life, idol of my heart." Thai's prdty uood lo iie.ii'in wjlli. {read- 
ing again) -'Ever since llii! Goil of Love first presented yon lo my en- 
raptured orbs"— (''«<"(/«) What does Ihe fellow mean by '^dvUs" 1— read- 
ing again) 1 have lovetl yon " — poiiiL of admiralion. Here it is: there's 
no ndslaUe about the |)oint of ailmiration. {showing letter to Mrs. P. aiid 
DocToit) Bui tlial's not all. {reading again) -'In order to biisU in your 
divine presence. 1 am prepnretl lo sweep every olislacle from my palli." 
There's a sanguinary rntlian ! Uf course Pm one of the obstacles lo be 
swept away. 

AIrs. P. And how is the letter signed? 

Major. There is no signature. 

Fanny (r/AvV?e). Thai's forlnnate. {j^icking up the envelope unseen, 
and putting it in her pocJifl.) 

Major {lo Mrs. Major). Now. madam, wliat have you to say? 

]\Irs. AL Himply this, that I am iimre lliaii ever indignant at" your pre- 
posterous an<l odious suspicions. 

Fanny {suddenly confronting Major). To am L You oup;ht to be 
ashamed of yoin".*elf. Jeremiah ! and so o:; lii you, mamma, and so oui:ht 
everyiiody. And what's more. Pm d( ii iMJued that poor dear inuoceut 
Geori:iana shall lie no longer unjust.;, nceiised. 

mSo^" [ ^'ogether). What's that? 

Fanny. I daresay I shall be scolded, but Pm used to tliat — in fact, I 
rather like it: and after all it was sure to be found out sooner or later. 
In a word, that letter 

jMrs. p. Well? 

Fanny. Was inlemh^d for me ! 

Mrs. M. {aside to her). Fanny! 

Fanny {aside to her). Husli ! I'm engaged in a little business of my 
own now. 

Mrs. p. For you ? 

Fanny. Yes ; alihouiih I particularlv told him not to write to me. 

Mrs. P. Told him! Told who? 

Fanny. Augustus. 



14. AFTEB A STORM COMES A CALM. 

Mrs. p. Who's Augustus ? 

Fanny. Mj' Augustus, of course! 

Mrs. M. I "can confirm Fiuiny's words, having been in possession of 
the wliole particulars for the last lioiir. 

Major. Have you? Then perhaps you can furnish us with Augustus's 
other name, {satirically) if he's got one. 

Mrs. M. Certainly— Noodle. 

Fanny {very quickly). No — Boodle. 

Doctor. Augustus Boodle? Let me see. Of course ! I first met liini 
at Cheltenham. 

Fanny. So did I ! 

Doctor. He was only a lad then, and was going into the army — to 
distinguish liiinself, as lie said. 

Fanny. I can't say whether he distinguished liimself, but I l<now that 
lie very soon distinguished nie. 

Doctor. Tlie Boodles of Gloucestersldre. There's not a more respect- 
ed family in the county. Come, my dear Mrs. Pelican, if you'll take 
my advice, you'll )iot liesitate in accepting Augustus Noodle — J mean 
Boodle— for a son-in-law. 

Mrs. M. Well, I'll tliink the matter over, and tlien perhaps I may say 
yes. 

Fanny {coaxingly). Suppose you say "yes" first, and think the mat- 
ter over afterwards? 

Mrs. p. {ironically). But, Fanny, what about a certain party of "ma- 
turer years," on whose experience you proposed to rely ? 

Fanny. Let me ask you. mamma, would it have been dutiful in a 
dauiiiiter to deprive her mother of the object of lier early aflection? 

Major. Wliat's that ? " Early aflection " — " object " ? 

Mrs. p. Yes; there stands the object, {poivting to Doctor) In a 
word, I have been induced to accept tlie hand of Doctor Pretlywell, from 
his many annable qualities and {aside to Doctor) his constancy, {hold- 
ing her hand oul to him) Here. Vices.simns! 

Doctor {taking her hand and kissing it). Tiiaiiks, Cleoi)atra! 

Major {rery timidly to JMrs. ]\Iajor). Georgiana, can you forgive 
your Jeremiuli ? I don't know liow I look, but vou've no idea how small 
i feel. 

Mrs. M. This once I uo ; but remember, this once onlj'. {giving her 
hand to him) There. 

Major. Then in spite of all petty domestic discords, everybody is 
happy at last. 

Fanny. Which only proves the trnlli of the old adage, that "After a 
Storm Comes a Calm." 

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Cricket on the Hearth, drama, 3 acts 8 

Cupboard Love, farce, 1 act 2 

Cupid's Eye Glass, comedy, 1 act.. 1 

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Daisy Fa.Tm, drama, 4 acts 10 

Dandelion's Dodges, larce, 1 act.... 4 

David Ga.rick, comedy, 3 acts 8 

Day Alter the Wedding, (arce, 1 act 4 
Dearest Mr nima, comedietta, 1 act.. 4 
Dearer than Life, drama, 3 acts.... 6 

Deborah (Lrah), drama, 3 acts 7 

Deerfoot, fa .ce. 1 act . . 5 

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Dollars aud Cents, comedy, 3 acts. . 9 
Drawing Eoom C!ir(A). comedy ,1 act 2 

Dreams, ('-vama, 5 acts.. 6 

Drunkard's Warning, drama, 3 acts 6 '■ 
Drunkard's Doom (The), drama, 2a.l5 

Drunkard (The), drama, 5 acts 13 / 

Duchess de la Vallier'^.play, 5 acts.. 6 • 

Dumb Belle (The), farce, 1 act 4 ' 

Easy Shaving, farce, 1 act. . . C 

E. C. B. Susau Jane, musical bur- 
lesque, 1 act 8 : 

Eileen Ope, Irish drama, 4 acts 11 

Electric Love, farce, 1 act 1 

English Gentleman (An), comedy- 
drama, 4 acts 7 

Estranged, operetta, 1 act 2 

Everybody's Friend, comedy, 3 acts 6 «>' 
Family Jars, musical farce, 2 acts . . 5 $ 
Faust and Marguerite, drama, 3 acta 9 ^ 
Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials, 

interlude, 1 act 4 ' 

Female Detective, drama, 3 acts.... 11 ' 

Fernande, drama, 3 acts 11 li 

Fifth Wheel, comedy, 3 acts iO y 

Fifteen Years of a Drunkard's Life, | 

melodrama. 3 acts 13 \ 

First Love, comedy. 1 act 4 . 

Foiled, drama, 4 acts. .. 9 '". 

Founded ou Facts, firce, 1 aot 4 



DE WITT'S ACTING PLATS-Continued. 



M. r. 

^^>. fruJis ot tbe Wine Cup, drama, 3 cts ti 3 

J^;. ,va;ue of Cards (A), comedietta, la. . 3 1 

il. C a. "lick Fever, larce, 1 act 7 i 

53. 6 :r 'Hide's Alouey Box, tares, 1 act. 4 2 

73. G k tu l-'etters (i'etteruci), drama, 3.11 i 
'30. Gi-.iii with tUe Uoldexi Kriys. larce, 

j ac^, 5 3 

131. Gi CO Piituey, larce, 1 act 4 3 

276. Go^d lor NotUiUi!. co.nic drama, la. 5 1 
W6. Gr, at Jiuccess (.\), comedy, 3 acts.. 8 6 

277. Gri aishiiw, Bagsbaw aud Bradsliaw, 

l^rce, lact i 2 

203. He; I- .•Vpi.areut (The), farce. 1 act... 5 1 

'HI. Ha..dy .\i-dy, drama, 2 acts 10 3 

28. Ha py Pa.r. comedietta, 1 act 1 1 

151. HaiiCase (A), farce, lact 2 

8. Hei ry Duubar, drama, i acts 10 3 

180. Hei.rv the ti-ifth, hist, play, 5 acts.. 38 5 

03. He! Only Fiiult, comedietta, lact.. 2 2 

19. He o a Lunatic, fa'-!e. lact 3 2 

50. Hie 1»" Hani, di Jia, 4 acts 5 5 

'Jl. Hig fl «J, coiUi;diettr lact 3 3 

,46. Hit h Life Ue'ow Sta'.rs,farce.2 acts. 9 5 

301. Hi: ko, romaiit c drama, 6 acts 12 7 

',24. Hi; i^ast Legs., farce, 2 acts o 3 

L'iT. Hit Owu liueni/, farce, 1 act 5 1 

174. Home, comedj 3 acts 4 3 

211. H >jesty is the Best Policy, play. 1. 2 

64. Hja.sehoUl Faiiy, sketch, i Hct. ... 1 1 

190. Huutiu^ ilie .Slippers, *'arco. iact.. 4 1 

197. Huuchb:ick ('I'ht i, play, o acts 13 2 

225. I-i on Parle Frai cais, farce. ■■ act... 3 4 

''62. Idiot Witness, m-slodrama. 3 acts. ..6 1 

18. If I had a TUon-!cM(l a Year, farce. 1 i 3 

116. I'iti not -Mesilt at all. Irish stew, la 3 £ 

29. lu for a Holiday, farce, 1 act. '-2 3 

59. In the Wroii<; H( use. farce, 1 acr.. . 4 2 

478. Irish Attorney (I he), farce. 2 act.s.. 8 2 

J82. Irish Broom Maker, farce. 1 act ... 9 3 

J'''}. Irishman in London, farce. 1 acts.. 3 

'»*3. Irish Lion (The), farce, 1 Jict. 8 3 

'71. Irish Post (The), drama. 1 act 9 3 

M. Irisli Tutor (Tlie). farce, 1 act 5 2 

70. Irish Tifier (The), farce, 1 act 5 1 

ji74. Irish Widow (The), farce, 2 acts. ... 7 1 

122. Isabella Orsini, drama, 4 acts 11 4 

177. I Shall Invite the Major, comedy, 14 1 

TOO. Jack Long, drama, 2 acts 9 2 

299. Joan of Arc, hist. play. 5 acts 26 6 

139. Joy is Dangerous, comedy. 2 acts.. 3 3 

17. Kind to a Fault, coniedv,'2 acts. ... 6 4 

333. Kiss in the Dark (A), farce, 1 act.. . . 2 3 

309. Ladies' Battle (The), coin'^dy, 3 acts 7 2 

86. Lady of Lyons, play. 5 acts 12 5 

137. L'.\.rticle 47, drama, 3 acts 11 5 

72. Lame E.'ccuse, farce, 1 act. . . 4 2 

144. Livjcashire Lass, iTielodraraa.4 acts. 12 3 

■34. Larkins' Love Letters, fircp. 1 act.. 3 2i 

189. L:'ap Year, musical duality. 1 act 1 1 

to3. Lend Me Five ShiUimis, farce, 1 act 5 3 

111. Lar (The), comedy. 2 acts 7 2 

119. Life Cha-ip, drama, 5 acfs 14 5 

839. Limericic Boy (The), fa-ce, 1 act 5 2 

48. Little Annie's Birthdav, farce, 1 act.. 2 4 

32. LHt'e Kehel, far.ie. 1 act 4 3 

164. Little B'.iby, drama, 3 acts 6 6 

295. Little Em'iv, drama, 4 acts 8 8 

165. Living Statue (TIip), farce. 1 act 3 2 

826. I^oan of a Lover 'The^> vaudeville, I. 1 1 



109. 

ho. 

87. 

143 

212 

2S)1 

210, 

]t;3, 

l.-<4. 

63. 

249. 

208 

39 

7 

49 

13 

46 

51 

30-i 

184. 

250 

312. 

234. 
108 
188. 
169. 
216. 
2:10. 
193. 

•267. 
130. 
92. 
21s. 
140. 

115. 
2. 

57. 
104. 
112. 
298. 
IS.'}. 

84. 
117. 

171. 

14. 
300. 
269. 
268. 
173. 
227. 
1 76. 
•.s.i4. 

■■to. 
3. 

dO. 
170. 
289. 

97. 

66. 
209, 
172. 

94. 

45. 
155. 
178. 



Locked in, comedietta, 1 act 1 I 

Locked in %vith a Lady, sketch ] i 

Locked Out, comic t.ctue ] | 

. Lougers and Doilgcrs, larce, 1 act., i \ 
Louchm AbsuTaute, comecy, 5 acts. 10 3 

M. P.. (oniedy, 4 ai:ts 7 2 

. Mabel's Jiauotuvre, interlude, 1 act 1 3 

Marcoretti, dian.a, 3 a(ts 10 3 

Maria and 3iat.da'.ena, play, 4 nets,. 8 6 
Marriage at ai;y Price, larce, ] act.. 5 3 
Marriage a Lottery, comedy, 2 acts. 3 4 
Married Bachelors, comedietta, la.. 3 2 
Master Jones' Birthday, farce, 1 act 4 2 

Maud's Peril, drama. 4 acts 5 Jj 

Midnight 'Watch, drama, 1 act 8 m 

Milky 'White, drama, 2 acts 4 'J 

Miriam's Crime, drama, 3 acts 6 2 

.Model of a Wife, Jarce, 1 act 3 2 

Moiel Pftir (A), comedy, 1 act 2 3 

Ilcaey. comedy, 5 acts 17 f 

B'!c?e Blunders than One, farce, la. 4 ' 
K o~e Sinned against tban Sinning, 

<\ iginal Iri' '1 drama, 4 acts 11 

M I'-ning Cal. ,A). comedietta, 1 act. 1 > 

Mr" Scroggius. larce, 1 act 3 '. 

Mi X.. farce. 1 act 3 !> 

Mj Uncle's Suit, farce. 1 act '• I 

Ml Neighbor's Wife, farce, 1 act 3 3 

Mj Turn Next, farce, 1 act 4 3 

Mj Talking PhotograiJh, mtisical 

(J'uUty, 1 act 1 1 

Mj 'V Ife's Bonnet, farce. 1 act 3 i 

M' W fe's Diarv. farce, 1 act 3 ) 

M} Wi e's Out, farce, 1 act 2 

Na'ul 1 ngagenients, farce, 2 acts. . . 4 ^ 
■f^evtv FTckon your Chickens, etc., 

rer-o. J ict 3 i 

New Alei and Old Acres, comedy, 3 8 S 

Kobo ly's Oi^ad. drama, 3 acts 18 3 

JJoem €, d ama. 2 r'^ts 4 4 

Xo Naj*;?, <'rania. 5i-3ts 7 6 

Not a b't j Ji-'ous. larce, 1 act 3 S 

Not if I ^uo'<- it. larce. 1 act 4 4 

Not so brd as we Seem, play, 5 acts.l3 3 

Not Gu/hy d, 9>na, 4 acts 10 t. 

Not Buch ?■ Foci as he Looks, drama, 

3 acts 5 i jl 

Nothing I'l"? P.",r*e. farce, 1 act.. . . 3 1 ^ 
No Thoroug'ifart, drama, 5 acts. ... 13 6 t 

Notre Dame, dran^a, 3 acts 11 8 

Object of Irt^rsst \ An), farce, 1 act. 4 3 
Obstinate Fan'ifv ('v he), farce,' 1 act. 2 3 

Off the Stag?. come(''ietta. 1 act if 3 

Omnibus (The) farcr 1 act . . . ! 4 

On Bread and ■S\'alsr, fp.rce, lact... 1 2 

One Too Many, fa-ce. I act 4 2 

One Too Many for .Him larce, 1 act 3 . 3 

£100,000. comedy, 3 i,cti 8 4 

Only a Hallprnny. fan-e, 1 act 2 2 

Only Somebody, farce, .' ar* 4 V 

On the Jury, drama. 4 ai ts f • 

Orange Blossoms, coniP(li''tV. 1 act •* \ 

Orance Girl, drama. 4 acts 18 I 

Othello, tragedy, 5 acts .....Id i 

Ours, comedy. 3 acts '9 

Our Clerks, farce, 1 act . . , ^ 

Our Domestics, comedy-farce r»<'>8 <i ^' 
Our Heroes, military play, P acta .21 6 ,1 
Out at Sea, drama, 6 acts ,.. .fJ ft ' 



DE WITT'S ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DEAMA.-Contiuiied. 



M. F. 

33. Jealous Husband, sketch 2 1 

94. Julius the Sminisur. burlesque, 3 8C. 6 1 
103. Katriua's Little Game. Dutch act, 

1 8ceue 1 1 

1. Last of the Moliicaus, sketch 3 1 

36. Laugbiiij^ Gas. sketch, 1 sceue 6 1 

18. Live Iiiiun, Hketcb, 4 sceues i 1 

60. Lost will, sketch 4 

37. Lucky Job, I'arce, -J scenes 3 2 

9ii. Lunatic (The), t'aice, 1 scene 3 

lO'J. Making a Hit, farce, 2 scenes 4 

19, Malicious Trespass, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
149. 'Meriky. Ethiopian I'arce, 1 scene... 3 1 
151. Micky Free, Irish sketch, 1 scene.. 5 

96. Midnight Intruder, farce, 1 scene . 6 1 
147. Milliner's Shop (The), Ethiopian 

sketch, 1 scene 2 2 

129. Moko Marionettes, Ethiopian ecceu- 

ti'icity, 2 scenes ... 4 5 

101. Molly " Moriarty, Irish musical 

sketch, 1 scene 1 1 

117. Motor Bellows, comedy, 1 act 4 

44. Musical Servant, sketch. 1 scene — 3 

8. Mutton Trial, sketch, 2 scenes .... 4 
119. My Wife'sVisitors, comic dran)a,lsc. 6 1 

49. Night in a Strange Hotel, sketch, Isc. 2 
132. Noble Sava':;e, Ethi'n sketch, 1 sc. .. 4 
145. No Pay No Gure, Ethi'n sketch, 1 sc. 6 

22. 01)evii"i!» O-.ders. sketch, 1 scene 2 1 

27. 100th Ni^ht of Hamlet, sketch 7 1 

125. Oh. Hush ! operatic olio 4 1 

30. One Night in a Bar Room, sketch . . 7 
114. One Night in a Medical College, 

Ethiopian sketch, 1 scene 7 1 

76. One, Two, Three, sketch, 1 scene.. 7 

91. Painter's Apprentice, farce, 1 scene. 5 
87. Pete and the Peddler, Negro and 

Irish sketch, 1 scene 2 1 

135. Pleasant Companions, Ethiopiaa 

sketch, 1 scene 5 1 

92. Polar Bear (The), farce, 1 scene. ... 4 1 

9. Policy Players, sketch, 1 scene 7 

67. Pompey's Patients, interlude, 2 sc, 6 

65. Porter's Troubles, sketch, 1 scene.. 6 1 

66. Port Wine vs. Jealousy, sketch 2 1 

*15. Private Boarfling, comedy, 1 scene. 2 3 

14. Recruiting Office, sketch, 1 act 5 

Jo. Rehearsal (The), Irish farce, 2 sc. . . 3 1 

45. Remittance from Home.sketch. 1 sc. 6 
65. Rigging a Purchase, sketch, 1 sc. .. 3 



81. 
26. 
133. 

15. 

59. 
21. 
80. 

84. 
88. 
7i. 
40. 
6'J. 
56. 
72. 
13. 
16. 
7. 
121. 

47. 

54. 
100. 
102. 

34. 

122. 
2. 

104. 
5. 

28. 
134. 

62. 

32. 

39. 

75. 

93. 

29. 
97. 
137. 



99. 



Rival Artists, sketch, 1 scene 4 

Rival Tenants, sketch 4 

Rival Barbers' Shops (The). Ethio- 
pian farce, 1 scene 6 1 

Sam's Courtship, farce, 1 act 2 1 

Sausage Makers, sketch, 2 scenes.. 5 1 

Scampini, pautomiiue, 2 scenes 3 3 

Scenes on the Blississippi, sketch. 

2 scenes 6 

Serenade (The), sketch, 2 scenes 7 

Siamese Twins, sketch, 2 scenes 5 

Sleep Walker, sketcli, 2 scenes 3 

Slippery Day, sketch, 1 scene 6 1 

Squire lor a Day, sketch 5 1 

Stage-struck Couple, interlude, 1 sc. 2 1 

Stranger, burlesque, 1 scene 1 2 

Streets of New York, sketch, 1 sc. . . 6 
Storming the Fort, sketch, 1 scene. 5 
Stupid Servant, sketch, 1 scene. ... 2 
Stocks Up ! Stocks Down ! Negro 

duologue, 1 scene 2 

Take It, Don't Take It, sketch, 1 sc. 2 

Them Papers, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Three Chiefs (The), sketch. 1 scene. 6 

Three A. M., sketch, 2 scenes 3 1 

Three Strings to one Bow, sketch, 

1 scene ... 4 1 

Ticket Taker. Ethi'n farce, 1 scene. 3 

Tricks, sketch 5 2 

Two Awfiils (Thei, sketch, 1 scene.. 5 

Two Black Roses, sketch 4 1 

Uncle Eph's Dream, sketcli, 2 sc. .. 3 1 
Unlimited Cheek, sketch, 1 scene.. 4 1 

Vinegar Bitters, sketch, 1 scene 6 1 

Wake up, William Heniy, sketch... 3 
Wanted, a Nurse, sketch, 1 scene... 4 
Weston, the Walkist, Dutch sketch, 

1 scene 7 1 

What shall I Take ? sketch, 1 scene. 7 1 
Who Died First ? sketch, 1 scene.. . 3 1 

Who's the Actor? farce, 1 scene 4 

Whose Baby is it ? Ethioiiian sketch, 

1 scene 2 1 

Wonderful Telephone (The), Ethio- 
pian sketch, 1 scene 4 1 

Wrong Woman in the Right Place, 

sketch, 2 scenes 2 2 

Young Scamp, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Zacharias' Funeral, farce, 1 scene.. 6 



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